LONDON — Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant says she tried to stop him abusing women two decades ago, making him sign a legal agreement that required him to seek therapy and mend his ways. Zelda Perkins quit Weinstein’s film company in 1998, along with a colleague who accused the movie mogul of trying to rape her. Perkins said her hope was to “create protection for people in the future.”Under the terms of the agreement, Perkins chose the therapist Weinstein was to consult. “I have no idea if any of the obligations were upheld,” Perkins told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The agreement Perkins signed kept her quiet about Weinstein’s behaviour for almost 20 years.

Source: National Post March 27, 2018 19:18 UTC